Without waiting for dawn, the little fat man turned over and got up. I was about to look around for a light, but found that my mother had moved the fruit box to the desk.

"Are you alright?" Hearing the movement, the mother also sat up in her clothes.

"It should be fine." The little fat man took a deep breath and poked lightly with his fingers, and was immediately overjoyed. "Haha! It worked! ”

The jelly had already condensed, because of the layer of water on it, so the little fat man was not sure at first sight. I poked my finger and was finally relieved.

"What are you going to do?" The mother is wise, and she knows that what her son has created is no worse than the tofu of the king of Huainan.

"Wait for the price to sell." The little fat man rubbed his hands with joy, "Mother, accompany me to the county seat today." ”

"Okay, I'll go rent an ox cart."

Perhaps due to the swelling, the center of the jelly is significantly higher than the surrounding areas. The mother took a green strand from her sideburns, pulled it back and forth along the edge of the fruit box, and cut off the excess jelly.

I tried to taste the jelly that I had cut, and sure enough, it had a different flavor.

"What's the name of this thing?"

"Hmm...... How about calling it jelly? ”

"If it's like freezing, it's also an image." The mother did not refute. Well, it's best to have a name that's easy to understand. Just like tofu. Easy to understand and catchy.

There is no corresponding embalming technology in this era. It is best to eat the jelly as soon as possible, otherwise it will spoil. So early in the morning, my mother rented an ox cart and went to Zhuo County with Liu Bei.

Zhuo County belongs to Zhuo County, and also belongs to the Youzhou Thorn History Department. It is an important place, passing through the north and south, and it is a place of governance, and there is a salt and iron horse market in the city, and the wealthy merchants gather, and it is very prosperous.

After thinking about it along the way, the little fat man decided that this jelly was best sold to Hu Shang.

There are many reasons for this, and selling it to a preserved fruit merchant in the city is too sensational. Whether there is such a thing in the world, these people are very clear. Hu Shang is different, after all, he knows very little about the Central Plains, and it is estimated that there are not many Han friends, and the communication channels are limited. Naturally, the risk is also the lowest.

Of course, the most important thing is to be easy to deceive.

Hu Shangxi lived in a tent. This one is weird. Whether they come from the north, south, east and west, or the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuhuan, Di, Qiang, they all like to live in tents.

After walking around the fence of the horse market with his mother for a long time, the little fat man finally chose his target. "Mother, wait."

"Go and get back." Although she did not allow herself to go with her, out of trust in her son, the woman agreed to wait in the ox cart.

"Hmm." The fruit box was quite heavy, and the little fat man couldn't lift it alone, so he asked the owner of the ox to help him move it in.

The door of the tent was open very low, and when you entered, you would inevitably bump into the hanging silver bells. Hearing the bell, a servant in a bearded suit greeted him with a smile.

"The magpie is around the branches, and it must be a distinguished guest." It was the man who sat cross-legged in the tent who spoke. Looking at the style, you know that it is the master here. With the help of the servant to take off his bast shoes, the little fat man grinned at Hu Shang, "This shopkeeper, forgive the boy for being rude, and I have come to talk to you about business today." ”

"Everyone who comes is a guest." Hu Shang stretched out his arms, and the huge ruby ring suddenly flashed the little fat man's eyes.

Motioning to the owner of the ox car to put the package between the two, the little fat man learned from Hu Shang and sat down cross-legged.

"Uncle, you go out first."

"Okay." The owner of the ox man smiled and nodded, and turned and walked out of the tent.

"What is this?" Waving his hand to let the servant retreat, Hu Shang asked curiously.

The little fat man secretly suppressed his shock before unwrapping the package.

The antique fruit box can vaguely distinguish the royal seal on it. Hu Shang, who traveled south and north, and could be regarded as having seen the world, suddenly became interested.

As soon as the lid is opened, a fruity aroma overflows.

When all the lids of the box were removed, Hu Shang's expression couldn't help but become serious.

Quite simply, he never had anything in it. It's natural. Jelly may seem simple, but in the present, it is a first-class curiosity. The heart of curiosity, throughout the ages, everyone has it. Hu Shang could not be an exception.

"This ...... What? Hu Shang asked.

"Jelly." The little fat man smiled: "The essence of a hundred fruits is made by boiling it over a warm fire." It is the secret recipe of the palace, and outsiders can't do it. ”

"It's similar when a blood clot clots." Hu Shang began to lower prices.

"Why don't you give it a try?"

"Okay." Hu Shang pulled out the anti-eating knife from his waist, carefully took a small piece from the edge of the jelly, and handed it to the little fat man.

I'm pretty careful.

The little fat man laughed and swallowed the jelly on the tip of the knife, chewed it slowly, and swallowed it into his stomach. After waiting for another stick of incense, seeing that the little fat man looked as usual, Hu Shangcai took out a small piece and put it in his mouth.

Learning to chew slowly from the little fat man, after a long time, Hu Shang slowly opened his eyes, "What's the price?" ”

The little fat man quietly spit out turbid air, "Wait for the price to sell." ”

Hu Shang nodded when he heard this, looked at the royal seal on the lid of the box, and then stretched out two fingers: "Twenty gold." ”

The little fat man, whose face was flushed, almost suffocated himself to death. Fortunately, he hasn't been weaned yet, and he is full of blood. The red little face did not make Hu Shang on the other side suspicious.

At this time, the gold was cast in the unit of 'catty', shaped like a cake, and one catty is now about 250 grams. A pound of gold is worth 10,000 yuan, and 20 gold is 200,000 yuan. It's a huge amount of money.

It's a pity that the little fat man can't take the 200,000 yuan away.

With these twenty gold cakes, orphans and widows will be in danger all the way. Maybe as soon as you get out of the tent door, you will be targeted by the wicked. In this era, when crossing the river in brocade robes, boatmen would be worried, so they had to row together shirtless to show that they had no wealth. Carrying twenty heavy gold cakes, I am afraid that the mother and daughter will never be able to return home.

Having made up his mind, the little fat man couldn't bear the excitement in his heart, and smiled stiffly: "Shopkeeper, can you change horses?" ”

"Yes." This remark is in the heart of Hu Shang. Bartering couldn't be better.

Nowadays, the price of horses is very high. 200,000 yuan is only enough to buy a good horse.

Xu was bluffed by the status of the royal family of the little fat man, and Hu Shang did not dare to slack off. Carefully close the lid of the fruit box, signal the old slave to take care of it, and then get up and accompany Liu Bei to his stable.

"I wonder which one your guests have hit?" The stables occupy a wide area, and in the company of a few grooms, the little fat man quickly became dazzled during the circumambulation.

"This ......" Hu Shang obviously did it on purpose. Knowing that the little fat man couldn't be proficient in the art of Soma, that's why he asked.

The little fat man scratched his head, and was about to point to a horse indiscriminately, when he suddenly heard a loud shout: "This horse! ”

Hearing the sound, a half-grown teenager was waving at him with an anxious face.

The little fat man hurriedly ran over, "Which one?" ”

"She!" The boy pointed to a mare lying on a haystack and said urgently, "It's her." ”

It's okay to be listless and covered with horse manure, why is the back buttocks red and swollen, like a monkey's buttocks. The little fat man blinked: "You said to buy it?" ”

"Well, you see that she has thick hooves and big hips, flat teeth, yellow and white fur, and she is the best yellow hussay." The young man said to himself: "Don't look at her pulling thin, if the horse had been pulled to death, she would still be able to eat grass......"

"Su Shuang, the master hired you to feed the horses, not to let you talk nonsense!" A groom scolded. The shopkeeper personally accompanied him to choose a horse, which shows that the little fat man is not an ordinary person. Buying a sick horse with a lot of money, if you lose your reputation because of this, you will not be able to escape the involvement!

Su Shuang?

The name seems to ...... It's familiar.

The little fat man laughed with white teeth, "If I buy this horse, will you be able to cure her?" ”

Su Shuang clenched his fists desperately, but gradually lowered his head weakly: "I don't dare to say." ”

"Can you do your best?" The little fat man thought for a moment.

"Of course!" Su's eyes lit up.

"So ......" the little fat man scratched his head, turned his head and said, "Shopkeeper, I want this horse." ”

Hu Shang looked at Su Shuang, then at the little fat man, and nodded slowly: "So I will have another gold with you." ”

"Thank you."